看笑話學(xué)英語:Motivation 動機

Motivation 動機

英語笑話

My English Professor once launched into a lecture on "motivation ".

What pushes you ahead? he asked.

What is it that makes you go to school each day? What driving force makes you strive to accomplish ?

Turning suddenly to one young woman, he demanded: "What makes you get out of bed in the morning?"

The student replied: "My mother."

中文翻譯

我們英語課的教授，在課上講“動機”。

他問：“什么讓你往前走。”

“是什么讓你每天來上學(xué)？是什么驅(qū)使你追求成功？”

突然沖著一個女學(xué)生，他問：“是什么讓你早晨從床上爬起來的呢？”

學(xué)生答道：“我媽媽。”

詞匯點睛

launch [l??nt?] v. 進行（某活動）

lecture [?lekt??(r)] n. 演講，講課

motivation [?m??t??ve???n] n. 動機，目的

strive [stra?v] v. 努力，奮斗

accomplish [??k?mpl??] v. 達到，完成，實現(xiàn)

suddenly [?s?d?nli] adv. 突然，忽然

get out of bed 起床

口語實踐

A　He's a bright student — he just lacks motivation.

B　You're right. He needs motivation for study.

A　他是一名很聰明的學(xué)生——他只是缺少目的。

B　你說的沒錯。他需要學(xué)習(xí)的動機。

★bright [bra?t] adj. 伶俐的，聰明的

A　What did you think of the lecture in class today?

B　The lecture was so boring that I fell asleep.

A　你覺得這節(jié)課的講座怎么樣？

B　這講座太無聊了，我都睡著了。

★boring [?b??.r??] adj. 乏味的，無聊的

A　I really like how he teaches.

B　Me too. He is a superb lecturer.

A　我真的很喜歡他講課。

B　我也喜歡。他是個很好的講師。

★superb [su??p??b] adj. 卓越的，杰出的，極好的

★lecturer [?lekt??r?(r)] n. 演講者，講師